000 FZNT24 KNHC 172103 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 17 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 17 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG THE N GULF COAST WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA SAT AND SUN. HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN GULF MON THROUGH WED AS HURRICANE DEAN MOVES ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN AND ENTERS THE SW GULF TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ080-180330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 17 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED SW PART... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO TROPICAL FORCE SE PART LATE...AND TO 15 TO 20 KT W PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ...EXCEPT OVER SE PART 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 12 FT OR GREATER LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART...BECOMING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS LATE. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SW PART...EXCEPT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SE PART. HIGHEST WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 94W AND 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL W OF 94W. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS S OF 28N. $$ GMZ082-180330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 17 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE AND WED... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E PART LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT E PART LATE. .TUE AND WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED EXCEPT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SW PART. HIGHEST WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 120 KT...INCREASING TO 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT WED. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS ENTIRE AREA. $$ GMZ084-180330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 17 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON AND TUE S PART... .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S PART LATE. HIGHEST WINDS 130 KT GUSTS 160 KT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT S PART...AND 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS S PART LATE. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S PART. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS S AND CENTRAL PARTS. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-180330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 17 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON AND EARLY TUE SW PART... .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S PART. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED SW PART. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER BERG/MILLS THE U.S. COAST GUARD HAS ISSUED A FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE SOLICITING PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE NEED TO CONTINUE PROVIDING HIGH FREQUENCY /HF/ RADIO BROADCASTS OF WEATHER FORECASTS AND WARNINGS VIA RADIOFACSIMILE OR VOICE AND SITOR/NBDP. A COPY OF THE NOTICE MAY BE FOUND AT: HTTP://DMSES.DOT.GOV/DOCIMAGES/P101/466958.PDF A COPY OF THE NOTICE MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED VIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FTPMAIL E-MAIL SERVER. FOR THE FTPMAIL HELP FILE SEND E-MAIL TO FTPMAIL@WEATHER.NOAA.GOV WITH THE WORD...HELP...IN THE BODY OF MESSAGE. THE DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS IS AUGUST 24 2007.